Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-24
THE RIVER.
A B stter Condition AL! Along The
Missouri.
Yaukton's Rise AJtains it's Maxi
mum and is Subsiding.
RROM PIERRE,

RRoM PIERRE.
Pierre, March 24-Special to the Press
and Dakotaian-The river at this point
raised ton feet from Monday 400 until
Monday midnight and for the last forty
eight hours has been full of running
ice most of the time. On Tuesday it fell
three feet and has been about on q stand
since that time. Most of the people on
the river at Fort Pierre have moved to the
highlands to stay until the gorge breaks
and runs out at Bismarck. The ferry
boat Jim Leighton steamed up yesterday
afternoon and dropped down to the stage
eompany's barns.
AT
The river at this point ross steadily
during the night and this morning
reached Its maximum, making a rise OF
ten feet. To-day it has been declining
slowly. All the ice ran by during the
night and to-day there has been a clear
river, with an unbroken sheet of water
reaching from bank to bank, a width OF
1 hOOuG U ultl0s uS lNS 10 .uop "
bank full and o little more would run it
oyer npon. the low bottoms.
From the information secured
from above it appears that there will be
no further heavy rise until the Bismarck
gorge lets go and there may not be
much of o rush of water then, as the
surplus above the ice dam is finding Its
way through and around that obstruc-
ton, The breaking of the gorge will
set free q large accumulation of ice. Ii
is not possible to predict the result OF
the breaking of this gorge. 1t may be
serious, but probably will not. All that
can be done is to walt and watch.
INFORMATION BY MAIL.
st. Paul, March 23-The Northern
Pacific resumed through business to-day.
Telegiaphic information was received at
headquarters to-day, that the steamer
Helena had been secured, and hat
transfers of all passengers, express and
mails would be made between Bismarck
and Rock Haven. From Mandan to
Rock Haven Is three miles, which will
be overcome by teams. A large number
of passengers, who lave been detained
IN st. Paul, LETT his afternoon, and the
road has issued instructions to all agents
tnat the line is open to travel again. The
ice gorge in the river above Bismarck
remains solid, but is expected to break
soon.
St. Paul, March ga Bismarck
special says: All attempts TO break the
5lbley Island gorge by dynamite are I'M
availlng. A man Was seen riding down
the river OF q cake of ice and frhntically
calling for help, but 1t was impossible to
assist him. Twelve families near Liyonia
had q most thrilling experience. After
being on roofs twenty-four hours q thin
crust formed over the river and on this
they walked to shore two miles. some
breaking through several times, but be-
ing rescued. Fort Lincoln army Of
ficers here are still oil the opinion that
people opposite on the lowlands south
of the city persisted in the flood. This
belief is becoming prevalent, and, as re-
ports come in from remote river dis
tricts, tho story OF suffering and loss OF
) life is Intensified.
,, A Mandan, d. T., special TO the Pio-
, neer Press says: The water fell two
feet to-day. The Heart river has not
.Iyet broken, but most of the water has
: passed under the ice, SO no damage is
, anticipated. Aside from the railroad
, track the damage by the flood in Man
: dan ID not over 81 600.
A Pioneer Press special from Bowdle
I ID. r., says: Water has backed in Swar
creek and carried off q bridge between
LIE Beau and Scranton, and flooded tht
bottom lands eight feet deep. 1t is be-
lieved several indians have beer
Q drowned. The family of Garrett Barr,
barely escaped with their lives and los
a cattle and household effects. Th'
steamer Gen. TompkiDs.is In the ice
total wreck. The Missouri is steadil.
rising.
e Bowdle, March 23-Overland report
g from Scranton and LIE Beau soy tn
@ Missouri river there is six feet hlghe
& than in 1881. The bridge between l.
Beau and Scranton was washed ava
b and there are fears that ths town of IL
a Beau will be flooded. AT Scranton al
vicinity she water is raising. Rush bot
tom land is under eight feet of water
& Several families barely escaped losipi
y their household goods. The Morea
10 river has raised over the trees. Th
steamer Gen. Tompklns has been in til
ice a week. At Hole Point several Ii
ST dians are reported drowned. Mall car
,e not be brought on the stage n tt
Blunt stage driver was forced to ride Q
- horseback to LIE Beau with the mai
= The water is rapidly raising over q
ns former high water marks.
Ii SMALL AFFAIR TO GREAT MEN.
er st. Paul Pioneer Press, 23d: Col. ]
X. w. Caldwell, of the Sioux Falls Pres
was In st. Paul yesterday having 10
~ returned from Bismarck. He has bet
rs appointed by the governor to compi
the laws of Dakota, and is now at wol
on the plans. "Csl" said to a reporter:
as Want to know somethisg about Il
on flood up there, do you? Well, 1 cal
"A tell you much. Gov. Church sized it I
pretty we'll the other day. We dro
OF down to look at it,, and he said: H
he Colonel, this thing has doomed up
paper, but il don't amount to mu
after ALL" There is o sheet of wat
ng probably six miles east and west, and
,es gorge OF ice Oh S .b'ey's island. A trs
the size of u township, six miles squa
: is probably covered with ice. 1t
ns BANKED up on the island, and is O s
damned about in all sorts of shap
OF Large cakes of ice come floating do
thu stream, strike against the gorl
sheer off and go floating down across I
!. bottom. That's all L saw. / can't {
you any hair-breadth escapes. her
Ith- rescues, nor anything of a sensaticl
1sn,A,ra Tho ice in thare. the water